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  • Wild Tales Film · 2010s

    Wild Tales is a 2014 film from Argentina and Spain, associated with Damián Szifron. It keeps a wider cinema field of scale, memory, and regional contrast in view without reducing the title to a bare metadata shell.

    After-hoursMemoryLonging
  • The Canterbury Tales Film · 1970s

    The Canterbury Tales is a 1972 film from France and Italy, associated with Pier Paolo Pasolini. It keeps a wider cinema field of scale, memory, and regional contrast in view without reducing the title to a bare metadata shell.

    After-hoursMemoryLonging
  • Paul Takes the Form of a Mortal Girl Books · 2010s

    It's 1993 and Paul Polydoris tends bar at the only gay club in a university town thrumming with politics and partying. He studies queer theory, has a dyke best friend, makes zines, and is a flâneur with a rich dating life. But Paul's also got a secret: he's a shapeshifter. Oscillating wildly from Riot Grrrl to leath...

    After-hoursMemoryMigration
  • Tales from the Loop Television · 2020s

    Tales from the Loop is an American science fiction drama television series developed and written by Nathaniel Halpern based on the art book of the same name by Swedish artist Simon Stålenhag. The eight-episode first season was released in its entirety on Amazon Prime Video on April 3, 2020.

    PowerNatureSurveillance
  • Ox Tales Anime · 1980s

    Ox Tales is a 1987 anime title tied to Hiroshi Sasagawa and Clous van Mechelen and Japan and Netherlands. It keeps the animated field legible through atmosphere, genre range, and exact-title recall.

    FolkloreIdentitySurveillance
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